Bryan Cranston
Born 1956
Known for Breaking Bad, Isle of Dogs, Drive.
Biography
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is a European-American actor. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic works on stage and screen. He has received several accolades, including seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Cranston first gained prominence playing Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He gained stardom for his dramatic leading role playing Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which he won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). He was Emmy-nominated for All the Way (2016) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2018). Cranston co-developed and appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), and has also starred in the drama series Your Honor (2020–2023). On stage, he earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way (2014), a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film of the same name. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and his second Tony Award for portraying Howard Beale in the play Network on the West End and Broadway, respectively. Cranston earned nominations for the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for portraying Dalton Trumbo in the Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo (2015). Other notable films include Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Contagion (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), The Infiltrator (2016), The Upside (2017), Last Flag Flying (2017), Isle of Dogs (2018), Asteroid City (2023), and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). He has also voiced roles in Madagascar 3 (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024).
Movie Credits
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Wakefield (2017)
All the Way (2016)
The Infiltrator (2016)
Why Him? (2016)
Trumbo (2015)
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013)
Red Tails (2012)
Holiday Reunion (2003)
'Twas the Night (2001)
Jackpot (1969)
Everything's Going to Be Great (2025)
When We Went MAD! (2025)
The Upside (2019)
Last Flag Flying (2017)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Cold Comes the Night (2013)
Argo (2012)
Batman: Year One (2011)
Erotique (1994)
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés (2024)
Get a Job (2016)
Drive (2011)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Last Chance (1999)
Argylle (2024)
Godzilla (2014)
The Concert for Valor (2014)
Illusion (2004)
Terror Tract (2000)
Dead Space (1991)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
Asteroid City (2023)
Power Rangers (2017)
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
Total Recall (2012)
Seeing Other People (2004)
Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
In Dubious Battle (2016)
John Carter (2012)
Rock of Ages (2012)
Contagion (2011)
Dead Silence (1991)
Detachment (2011)
Love Ranch (2010)
Hard Four (2007)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Leave (2011)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Corporate Affairs (1990)
An Audience with Adele (2021)
Strategic Command (1997)
Clean Slate (1994)
David Blaine: The Magic Way (2020)
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
Every Act of Life (2018)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
